# Fla. Stat. § 66.061: 66.061 Betterment, trial and verdict

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.061

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 66.061
- **Heading:** 66.061 Betterment, trial and verdict
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 66 / Section 66.061

## Text

If an answer is filed, trial shall be on the issues made. If no answer is filed, trial shall be ex parte, but defendant is required to prove every allegation of the petition. If the jury (or if a jury is waived, the court) finds in favor of defendant, it shall assess:

(1) The value of the land at the time of the assessment, irrespective of the improvements put upon the land by defendant or those under whom he or she derives, and if any, the injury done to the land by defendant or those under whom he or she derives.

(2) The value of the permanent improvements at the time of the assessment.

(3) The injury, if any, done to the land by defendant or those under whom he or she derives.

(4) The value of the use of the land by defendant between the time of the judgment in ejectment and the time of the assessment or if defendant has been evicted from or has surrendered the premises, from the time of the judgment to the time of the surrender or eviction. The findings shall be specified separately on each of these matters.

History: RS 1518; GS 1973; RGS 3241; CGL 5049; s. 2, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 21, ch. 67-254; s. 350, ch. 95-147.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 66.011 66.011 Common-law ejectment abolished.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.021 66.021 Ejectment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.021.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.031 66.031 Verdict and judgment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.031.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.041 66.041 Betterment, petition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.041.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.051 66.051 Betterment, answer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.051.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.061 66.061 Betterment, trial and verdict.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.061.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.071 66.071 Betterment, judgment for plaintiff.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.071.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.081 66.081 Betterment, judgment for defendant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.081.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.091 66.091 Betterment, payment by plaintiff.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.091.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 66.101 66.101 Betterment, payment by defendant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVI_C66_S66.101.md)

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